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Recognised as Colour

#55B6D3

  • #55B6D3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#55B6D3 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 182, 211 and HSL 194°, 59%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#55B6D3#55B6D3
HEX#55B6D3
RGBrgb(85, 182, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7137, 0.8275
RGB percentages33.3%, 71.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(193.8, 58.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 59.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 13.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,617,363
CSS custom property--colour: #55B6D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AA492C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B2D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A4D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Light blue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D37255
Analogous#55D3B1, #5577D3
Triadic#D355B6, #B6D355
Split complementary#D35577, #D3B155
Tetradic#B155D3, #D37255, #77D355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFD
Lighter +30%#CFEAF2
Lighter +20%#A6D9E8
Lighter +10%#7EC7DD
Darker −10%#32A1C3
Darker −20%#28809A
Darker −30%#1D5E72
Darker −40%#133D49
More saturated +25%#3AC4EE
Less saturated −25%#70A8B8

Channel breakdown

R85
G182
B211
Red85 (33.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue193.81°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G B6 · B D3

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